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Jackie Robinson is best known for breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947 when he took the field with the Brooklyn Dodgers. As Robinson developed into a seasoned civil rights activist, however, he turned his attention to Harlem as he and other Black New Yorkers continued the fight for racial equality. This tour brings to light Jackie Robinson’s multifaceted and decades-long engagement with Harlem. Explore sites including Freedom National Bank, the Apollo, and the Harlem YMCA and re-discover lesser known stories like that of the first Jackie Robinson Day and Robinson’s relationship with Harlem leaders like Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Malcolm X. Join a curator from the Jackie Robinson Museum as we build our understanding of the neighborhood that helped shape both Robinson’s outlook on America and his fight for racial and economic justice.